Warframe PhysX trailer shows off some very pretty effects

Most developers use PhysX to ensure that when their incredibly boring assets are destroyed, at least the animations are interesting to look at. Not Digital Extremes; the developer has taken Nvidia’s middleware and done some absolutely dreamy things with it, adding gorgeous colourful particle effects to the spectacular special skills in Warframe. Take a peek through the break.

The video below shows the tech in action. Warframe is a co-operative third-person shooter with some great melee action and widely varied classes. It has randomly generated missions and loads of content to unlock – and it’s free to play. Check it out here.

Nvidia has released a new PhysX trailer, this time showing off convincing water effects that react to objects in real-time, all running on a single GTX 580. First AMD’s TressFx tackled hair, now Nvidia is working on water. What’s next?